the areas hardest hit in the past year include baltimore city and queen anne's county. the demand helped to boost second quarter earnings by 6%. the four seasons in baltimore place soon offer condo units. futures this morning were on the defensive this morning. kind of a carryover from yesterday. we saw the fed policy makers in disagreement about how to boost the economy. we did closed lower. 13% of respondents of a survey said they have their sights set on the holiday season. they have started shopping. one in five plants to take advantage of july clearance sales to stock up. some say they are completely done. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. person, butized come on. christmas shopping already? >> some new life on ebay. >> some people do not like these generic versions. some people go to great lanes to find the real stuff and it is becoming a hot seller on ebay. and changes coming to facebook. >> thank you. >> 67 degrees on tv hill. ware.oot drivers be wh >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler q